请骸骨 — “To request retirement due to old age or infirmity”
请骸骨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to request retirement due to old age or infirmity”. Typically by an official. Literally, “request one's bones”.
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请骸骨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
请骸骨 Character Breakdown
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那位老教授已年逾古稀，决定向学校请骸骨，回家安享晚年。
The old professor, already over seventy, decided to request retirement from the university and return home to enjoy his remaining years in peace.
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- qǐng请rén人zhuō捉dāo刀Ask someone to ghostwrite or stand-in
- qǐng请xiān先rù入wèng瓮caught in one's own trap
- qǐng请gōng功shòu受shǎng赏request recognition and receive reward
- qǐng请jūn君rù入wèng瓮hoist with one's own petard
- qǐng请kè客sòng送lǐ礼entertain guests and give presents
- qǐng请jiàng将bù不rú如jī激jiàng将Provocation is better than polite request
- qǐng请zì自wěi隗shǐ始Volunteer to take the lead
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What does 请骸骨 mean?
请骸骨 (qǐng hái gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to request retirement due to old age or infirmity”.
How do you pronounce 请骸骨?
请骸骨 is pronounced qǐng hái gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 请骸骨 literally mean?
Literally, 请骸骨 means “request one's bones”. It is used to mean “to request retirement due to old age or infirmity”.
What is the Chinese definition of 请骸骨?
请：求。古代官吏因年老请求退职